Toy coaster



Oct. 25, 1932. s. WARREN TOY coAs'rER Filed March 7, 1930 amue/ WarrenINV Ton.

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Patented Get. 25, 1932 STATES SAMUEL WARREN, F NEW YORK, N.- Y.

TOY cons'rnn Application filed March 7, 1930. Serial No. 433,849.

rIhis invention relates to a toy for children in the form of an inclinedrunway upon which a cart large enough to support a. child may beproperly guided so that the whole acts as a roller coaster.

The object of the invention is to produce a substantial toy of the kindreferred to which is safe for small children and which can be easilytaken apart for shipping or l storage and may also be readily andrigidly assembled without theuse of any tools and in most cases by achild.

A feature of the invention consists in a sectional runway, the topsection of which is provided with a horizontal portion eX- tending for ashort distance and about equal tothe length of the cart to be used onExtending below and parallel to this horlzontal portion is a platform oneither side l-f of the runway, thus making it easy for a child to startthe cart safely and Veasily down the incline by resting his feet on theplatforms and giving the cart a push to start it down the incline. Otherfeatures relate to 2,5 the sectional arrangement and the apportioning ofthe parts so that the runway may be taken apart and stored inacompara-tivelyk small space.

The details of the construction will be V better understood by referenceto the accompanying drawing, in which Figure l is a. side elevation;Figure 2 is a plan View; Figure 3 a section on the line w--m of Figurel;

Figure 4: asection on the line y--y of Figure l;

Figure 5 is an enlarged side elevation showing one section somewhatseparated from another to better illustrate the joining of the twosections; and

Figure 6 is a view ofthe sections packed for storage or shipping. t

Referring to the drawing, the cart 1s shown at A having an uprightportion forming a handle, as is yusual in devices of this sort, the cartitself forming per se no part a of the invention. v

The runway forming the subject matter of my invention consists of a topsection B, an

intermediatesection F and a bottom section 'lie Vtop section has sideportions `suitably secured to base members I and VK. As shown i-nFigure3 these consist of a solid piece but they may, of course,fbe formed yas.I6 legs The top section'B has .a horizontal portion substantially thelength of the Vcart and also an inclined portion leading from it.rStrips J are provided along the side ofthe top to hold the cart on therunway. Extend` 80 ing parallel to the horizontal'portlion of the runwayand for the entire length of the top section are platforms C., oneoneach side of the. runway. These act .as a foot rest for the childbothin mounting the .cart and in starting it down the incline. FromFigure it ported solely by the block H while vits other end rests upontheV oor or ground through lthe medium of a support I which may be '90similar to that shown in the main ortop section. The last section G'issimilarly attached tothe second sec-tion andits lower yend vis supportedon the'fioor ory on the ground.

When it is desired to store the runway or to pack it for shipment, `thesections are 'A pulleda-part andstored as shown in Figure The sectionsFand G are slightly shorter than the distancey between the ysupports It' and K so that they may be fitted in between them; theV top section isof such height as to also provide room for the Vcant.

' Ilaving thus described my invention what a5 I desire to claimand'secure by Letters Patent l. A toy coaster including a runway havinga horizontal portion near its highest` point and an incline leadingtherefrom to the loor level, and a platform on each side of the runthedistance between the outer edges of the way adjacent the horizontalportion thereof.

2. A toy coaster including in combination, a runwa having a portion nearits top extending orizontally for a distance approximately equal to thelength of the car to be used on the runway and an inclined track runningfrom the horizontal portion to the floor level. f

3. A toy coaster including in combination, a runway having a horizontalportion near its top and an incline running therefrom to the floorlevel, a platform on either side of the runway adjacent the horizontalportion thereof and supports for the runway near the upper end of awidth substantially equal t0 the distance between the outer edges of theplatforms.

4. A toy coaster formed in sections, the highest section having ahorizontal portion and an inclined portion, spaced supports for saidsection, and a second section adapted to be joined to the inclinedportion of the first section and of a length slightly less than thedistance between the supports of said first section.

5. A toy coaster, in combination, a sectional runway, the top section ofwhich is provided with a horizontal portion and an inclined portion, asecond section joined to the first section and supported at one endthereof, the other end adapted to be supported from the floor, and athird section joined to the second section and supported thereby at oneend.

6. A toy coaster formed in sections, the highest sectionV having ahorizontal portion and an inclined portion, spaced supports for saidsection a second section adapted to be joined to the inclined portion ofthe first section and supported at one end thereof, a third sectionadapted to be joined to the second section, the lengths of the secondand third sections being slightly less than the distance between thesupports of the first section.

7.. A toy coaster formed in sections, the highest section having ahorizontal portion and an inclined portion, spacedsupports for saidsection, the horizontal portion having a length substantially equal tothat of the cart to be used on the coaster, a platform extending oneither side of the runway and parallel to the horizontal portion thereofand extending the entire length of the section.

8. A toy coaster formed in sections, the y highest section having ahorizontal portion and an inclined portion, spaced supports for saidsection, the horizontal portion having a length substantially equal tothat of the cart to be used on the coaster, a platform extending oneither side of the runway and parallel tothe horizontal portion thereofand extending the entire length of they section, the width of saidsupports being substantially equal to platforms.

ed at New York, N. Y., this sixth day

